§ 3-26. City Administrator.

A. 

Creation of Office. The Office of the City Administrator is hereby created in and for the City of North Wildwood pursuant to the provisions of this Code as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-136 et seq.

B. 

Appointment; term; removal; compensation.

(1) 

Appointment. Except as otherwise may be provided by statute or law, the appointment to this position shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article II, § 3-12, of the City of North Wildwood Administrative Code.

(2) 

Term. The term of the Office of the City Administrator shall be at the pleasure of the Council of the City of North Wildwood.

(3) 

Removal. The City Administrator may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Council of the City of North Wildwood. The resolution of removal shall become effective three months after its adoption by the Council. The Council may provide that the resolution shall have an immediate effect, provided that the Council shall cause to be paid to the Administrator, forthwith, any unpaid balance of his/her salary and his/her salary for the next three calendar months following adoption of the resolution.

(4) 

Compensation. The City Administrator shall receive as his/her salary such sums as may be fixed and adopted by the Salary Ordinance of the City of North Wildwood. Further, the City Administrator shall receive employment benefits commensurate with those received by other department heads.

[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 1663]

C. 

Qualifications.

(1) 

The City Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of executive and administrative abilities and qualifications.

Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(2), which required the City Administrator to become a domiciliary of the City within 18 months of appointment, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 1663.

D. 

Powers and duties.

(1) 

The City Administrator shall attend all meetings as directed by the Mayor and Council.

(2) 

The City Administrator shall act as liaison between the Mayor and Council and the various municipal departments and offices of the City of North Wildwood and its professional advisors.

(3) 

The City Administrator shall, subject to the prior approval of the Mayor and Council, prescribe rules for the efficient management and operation of the City of North Wildwood.

(4) 

The City Administrator shall have the right to make routine day-to-day executive and administrative decisions for the efficient operation of the City.

(5) 

The City Administrator shall make studies and surveys of such municipal problems of the City of North Wildwood as shall be assigned to him/her from time to time by the Mayor and/or Council. The City Administrator shall make recommendations which he/she may believe will increase the efficiency of the operation of a particular department. The Administrator shall prepare and submit written reports of his/her findings and determinations to the Mayor and Council for their consideration and action.

(6) 

The City Administrator shall supervise the negotiation and administration of federal and state grant programs, and he/she shall keep the Mayor and Council informed as to these and any other aid programs for which the City of North Wildwood may qualify.

(7) 

The City Administrator shall assist in the negotiation and administration of all of the City of North Wildwood labor contracts.

(8) 

The City Administrator shall continually study administrative procedures and personnel organization and policies, and make such recommendations to the Mayor and Council relating thereto as he/she shall deem necessary from time to time.

(9) 

The City Administrator shall serve as the City's official representative at the pleasure of the Mayor.

(10) 

The City Administrator shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her from time to time by the Mayor and/or Council.

(11) 

The City Administrator shall work along with the Chief Financial Officer in the preparation of the annual City Budget.

(12) 

The City Administrator shall supervise all department heads and shall be the head of the Administrative Department.

Amended 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1451